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DIT ministers' meetings: July to September 2022
Updated 19 October 2023
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| Minister | Date | Name of organisation or individual | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 04/07/2022 | Life Sciences roundtable: GSK, AstraZeneca,The British In Vitro Diagnostic Association, MSD, British Generic Manufacturers Association, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry, Association of British HealthTech Industries | To discuss TRIPS waiver and the pharmaceutical industry |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 13/07/2022 | Defence Export Forum roundtable, CEO BAE Systems, President Defence Rolls-Royce, Vice President General Dynamics Land Systems, Chief Executive Raytheon | To discuss defence and security exports. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 14/07/2022 | Nucor Corporation, Moore & VanAllen legal counsel | To discuss UK investment opportunities. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 14/07/2022 | Bechtel | To discuss Ukraine reconstruction. |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan | 23/08/2022 | Roundtable with banks: Barclays, Citibank, JPMorgan, NatWest, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Bank, SCIB of Santander London | To discuss financing for Ukraine reconstruction |
| Kemi Badenoch | 28/09/2022 | BAE Systems | To discuss UK-US exports |
| Kemi Badenoch | 28/09/2022 | Lockheed Martin UK | To discuss the firm's investment in the UK |
| Kemi Badenoch | 29/09/2022 | PCI Pharma | To discuss international regulatory collaboration |
| Kemi Badenoch | 29/09/2022 | British American Business Council: Barclays, Beam Suntory, Brunswick Group, CBI, Fever-Tree, Fitch Ratings, Goldman Sachs, Marsh, Microsoft, Pfizer, Signum Global, Standard Chartered, The City UK | To discuss UK-US trade and investment and seek feedback on the Growth Plan announcements |
| Kemi Badenoch | 29/09/2022 | National Grid Ventures | To discuss their plans for growth and expansion in the energy sector in the UK |
| Kemi Badenoch | 29/09/2022 | News Corporation: Robert Thomson, CEO and Keith Poole, Editor-in-Chief of the New York Post; Anoushka Healy, Chief Strategy Officer, and Paul Gigot, Editor of the Editorial Page, Wall Street Journal; Rupert Murdoch, Chairman | To discuss their operations and plans for future growth in the UK |
| Gerry Grimstone | 06/07/2022 | Dentons, Leonardo, KPMG, BAE Systems, Shell, Rolls-Royce, Babcock, PDO (Shell-Oman JV), BP, EY, HSBC, Douglas OHI, S&A law, Atkins. | To discuss business environment in Oman for UK companies |
| Gerry Grimstone | 05/07/2022 | OIA | To discuss Oman Sovereign Investment Partnership signed in January |
| Gerry Grimstone | 06/07/2022 | Shell (Oman) | To discuss renewable energy and energy transition |
| Gerry Grimstone | 06/07/2022 | Damac and Dico Group | To discuss Damac investments into the UK |
| Gerry Grimstone | 07/07/2022 | Emirati Nuclear Energy Company | To discuss nuclear investment |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 13/07/2022 | Far East Consortium International | To discuss FEC’s contributions to the UK especially to the local economies in the North, and to discuss additional investment. |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 22/07/2022 | APSCo | To discuss the future of the UK’s labour market |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 15/08/2022 | SASO and BSI | To discuss market access with Saudi Arabia |
| Ranil Jayawardena | 24/08/2022 | Qatar - Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani, Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al Thani, Abdulrahman Hesham Al Sowaidi | To highlight the strength of the bilateral relationship, and acknowledge that Round 1 of the UK-GCC FTA negotiations are underway. Held as part of the Qatar JETCO. |
| James Duddridge | 24/09/2022 | Shinta Kamadani, Chair of the B20 Committee | To discuss the potential of a Trade show for Indonesian businesses in the UK. This meeting was held as part of a visit to the G20 in Bali. |
| James Duddridge | 25/09/2022 | Maria Pagan, Deputy USTR | To discuss the UK progress on CPTPP and the Indo Pacific Economic Framework. This meeting was held as part of a visit to the G20 in Bali. |
| Conor Burns | 20/09/2022 | Creative Nature | To meet an export champion and better understand their experiences in exporting to Australia and the implementation of the Australia and New Zealand Trade deal. |
| Conor Burns | 20/09/2022 | Silent Pool Distillery | To meet a company who is exporting internationally and hear about their experiences. |
| Mike Freer | 01/07/2022 | GNA Communications, Rushman Ltd, Motability, Grosvenor Billinghurst, Nednil Ltd, Dixcart International Ltd, Mark Haslam, Alistair Mann, Geoff Marshall, Burhill Group Ltd, Ruth Mitchell, Paul Morgan, Thorncliffe Communications Ltd, Deborah Patterson, Rock Compliance Ltd, David Stephens, Innovise, Susanne Tunnicliff, Advanta Wealth, Goddards Accountants, Farrants Newsagents | To discuss and to highlight the wider work of DIT in securing trade deals as well as the support we offer to businesses |
| Mike Freer | 05/07/2022 | Montgomery Group | To discuss how best DIT might work with Montgomery in relation to DIT’s tradeshow programme |
| Mike Freer | 06/07/2022 | ILGA-Europe | To discuss with ILGA-Europe how better to understand how the Index works, and how the UK can improve its ranking moving forward |
| Andrew Griffith | 18/07/2022 | British Chamber of Commerce | To discuss how BCC and DIT can work together to ensure more SMEs take steps to trade internationally |
| Andrew Griffith | 18/07/2022 | Federation of Small Businesses | To discuss how FSB and DIT can work together to ensure more SMEs take steps to trade internationally |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | Rolls Royce | To discuss and hear more about the export opportunities the company is involved in, and how DIT can continue to support |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | BAE Systems | To discuss BAE's export opportunities |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | QinetiQ | To discuss Qinetiq's exports, both IP and products |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | Aerospace, Defence and Space (ADS), Broadway Group, Flare Bright, Adarga, Qioptiq, Hynering Products | To discuss the importance of exports to SMEs and some of the issues they are facing, such as freight and courier costs |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | Thales | To discuss Thales' export performance |
| Andrew Griffith | 19/07/2022 | Airbus | To discus Airbus' international space sector export ambitions |
| Andrew Griffith | 25/07/2022 | London Heathrow Airport | To discuss the electrification of support vehicles such as the tugs for the planes, the role of Heathrow as a freight hub and new aircraft control technology |
| Andrew Griffith | 27/07/2022 | CBI | To discuss their exports priorities and how DIT and CBI can work together closer |
| Andrew Griffith | 28/07/2022 | Koropay, The Disposal Company | To discuss the challenges facing local exporters |
| Andrew Griffith | 28/07/2022 | Urban Apothecary, Woolcool, PLINX, Biosite Solutions | To discuss DIT’s recently in-housed International Trade Advisor service and other ways DIT has helped them to export |
| Andrew Griffith | 02/08/2022 | Roman Showers Ltd | To discuss how DIT can help the company export more |
| Andrew Griffith | 02/08/2022 | DFAM, NFU, Claire Chapman-Wise (farmer) | To discuss challenges to exporting faced by agricultural sector |
| Andrew Griffith | 15/08/2022 | Institute of Exports | To discuss the simplification of border processes, and the enthusiasm of the idea of the UK being a driver of improvement |
| Andrew Griffith | 17/08/2022 | Lowden Guitars, Ubloquity, Environmental Street Furniture, Denroy Group, Exact Group NI, Kiverco, CBI NI, FSB NI, Women in Business NI, IoD NI | To discuss companies' experience of exporting |
| Andrew Griffith | 17/08/2022 | Artemis Technologies | To discuss Artemis' exporting platform and future opportunities |
| Andrew Griffith | 17/08/2022 | Spirit AeroSystems | To discuss the background to Spirit AeroSystems and a history of the business |
| Andrew Griffith | 23/08/2022 | Airbus UK | Discussions on their export capability, and to understand the barriers they face when it comes to exporting internationally |
| Andrew Griffith | 23/08/2022 | Eco Charger | Discussions around Eco Charger’s exporting success and market access barriers |
| Andrew Griffith | 23/08/2022 | Ammique | Discussed the current market and gave an overview of the mattress industry |
| Andrew Griffith | 24/08/2022 | Spaceport Cornwall, Automotive, & Space, Goonhilly Earth Station, Avanti Communications, 4 Earth Intelligence, Expleo Group, Flann Microwave Ltd, Aspia Space | Discussed the British space industry and UK funding, included challenges that are not faced by more established international competitors |
| Andrew Griffith | 24/08/2022 | Tregothnan | Discussions about the South West area and opportunities for exports and ongoing efforts for British products to be supplied |
| Andrew Griffith | 24/08/2022 | Camel Valley Wines | Discussions about the British wine industry and how British Sparkling Wine had grown in popularity |
| Andrew Griffith | 31/08/2022 | MGC Import & Export Consultants | To discuss the logistics of UK companies exporting goods overseas |
| Marcus Fysh | 29/09/2022 | EORI | Discussions on how the UK can increase its exports |
| Penny Mordaunt | Nil return | Nil return | Nil return |